Knitted fabric



May l2, 1936. V; LQMBARDl 2,040,318

KNITTED FABRIC 'Filed sept. 26, 1934 Patented May 12, 1936 PATENT OFFICE KNITTED FABRIC Vincent Lombardi, Garden City, N. Y., assigner to Lombardi Knitting Machine Co. Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application September 26, 1934, Serial No. 745,545 9 Claims. (C1. (S6-201) reference is made to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accom-` panying drawing.

Fig. 1 represents a Jersey fabric in which a special long loop has been formed lying on the front surface thereof and extending over a plurality of rows or wales, with its top caught in the knitting;

Fig. 2 has long loops formed'in substantially 2o the same manner as in Fig. 1 except that the end s of the long loops are free, the long loopsbeing formed of yarns which are otherwise regularly looped in other portions of the fabric; and

Fig. 3 is similar to Fig. 2 except that the long loops are formed of yarns which in other portions of the fabric are interlocked in the rearof the fabric in any suitable manner.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1, the fabric -shown therein is of the Jersey type with a plurality of yarns forming the usual small loops in a plurality of wales and rows, the wales being numbered I to 4 and the rows 5 to II. The invention in this figure is concerned with yarn I2 which after forming regular Jersey loops in wales I and 2 does not extend as a usual short connector link across to Wale 3 lbut is pulled into a long-loop I3 between wales 2 and 3, the loop I3 lying in front of the fabric for a plurality of rows until it is caught behind the knitting by the formation of the loops in wales 2 and 3, row I0. Thereafter the said yarn appears in front of the fabric running back to row 6 where it forms a regular loop in Wale 3 and subsequent wales. Loop I 3 is therefore a yarn connector between wales 2 and 3 row 6 which has been pulled out to the` front of the fabric to form a loop originating between the adjacent wales 2 and 3, the top of the loop being caught in the knitting in a -sultable manner. Note that there is no gap formed between wales 2 and 3 due to the formation of the loop I3 nor does yarn I2 fail to form a regular loop in any of the adjacent wales.

Fig. 2 is similar to Fig. l except that the special loops, do not have their tops tied in the knitted fabric but project upwards from the front face of loop 32 between the fabric with their tops free. In Fig. 2 the wales are numbered I6 to 2| and the rows are numbered 22 to 26. Yarn 2,1 after forming regular loops in wales I6 and I1 also forms regular loops in wale I8 and subsequent wales. But the yarn connector of yarn 21 between wales I1 and I8 is pulled out into a loop 28 which is free at its upper end and projects away from the front face of the fabric. Note that no hole in the fabric is caused by this long connector link 28 as the loops in wales I1 and I8 are closely coupled as in the usual Jersey fabric and the only difference in appearance over the usual Jersey' fabric is this free loops 28 projecting from between the closely adjacent wales I1 and.l I8.

It should also be noted that all the loops in wales l1 and |8vare of equal and usual size and are not distorted in any manner by the production of the dangling loop 28 between said wales. A similar effect is present in the upper part of the figure where yarn 30 in row 26 forms a similar loop 3| between wales I9 and 20 and another long wales 20 and 2|. Wales I9, 20 and 2| in rows 25, 26 are closely coupled together by the usual short yarn connector links except where loops 3l, 32 appear in the front ofthe fabric. The arrangement of these loops, 3l, 32 is the same as loop 28 previously described.

Fig. 3 is similar to Fig. 2 except that the special free loops in the front are formed from a yarn which in adjacent portions of the fabric lies in the rear interlocked at suitable points with the regularly formed loops. The wales are numbered 35 to 4I and the rows 42 to 41. In these rows and wales it will be obvious that regular Jersey loops are formed by yarns in the ordinary manner and no description thereof is required. Lying behind the fabric is a special yarn 49 which is interlocked with the regular loops in wales 35, 31, 39 and 4I a'nd is entirely behind the regular loops in the remaining wales 36, 38 and 40 in the interlocked manner described in my U. S.. Patent No. 1,426,576 issued Aug. 22, 1922. However between wales 31 and 38 the yarn 49 is pulled to the front of the fabric to form a free long loop 50 which originates between the said wales 31, 38 and projects upward` from the front face of the fabric without disturbing the usual close coupling between wales 31, 38 caused by the usual short connector links. After passing under the loop in Wale 38 row 43 this yarn 49 forms another loop 5I in the same manner as loop 50. y

` Yarn 55 is a similar interlocked yarn in the rear of ,the fabric except that between wales 31, 38 it forms a front dangling loop 56 in the same manner as loop 50.'

Yarns 49 and 55 may be ofthe same color and size as the regular yarns of Fig. 3 but it may be of a different size or color. The veffect is quite pleasing if yarns 49, 55 are of the same color as the Jersey fabric but of a much larger diameter possibly of a size that could not be readily knitted into loops by the usual small gauge knitting machine. It is obvious that these special yarns may form the dangling loops at various points in a Jersey fabric to give a desired pattern eiect.

In Fig. 2 the dangling loops are preferably formed from yarn of the same color and size as the remainder of the fabric although this is not essential as yarns 2l, 30 may be of a' distinctive color or size, such as being of larger size but the same color.

It should also be apparent that Figs. 1, 2 and 3 may comprise different parts of the same fabric and the same yarn in diiferent portions may produce the pattern effects of all three figures.

If desired the fabric of Figs. 2 and 3 may comprise additional interlocked yarns such as yarns which normally do not form dangling loops in front of the fabric but are interlocked throughout the entire length of the fabric. The purpose of such additional interlocked yarn is to make the fabric firmer so as to be suitable for heavy fabrics as for instance, coat and suit fabrics.

It is to be understood that this invention is not only applicable to light fabric but is also applicable to very heavy coat fabric made heavy by interlocked yarns for example.

The loop on the front as herein described permits entirely new designs on the front, for which designs only the hack of fabric could be used in the past.

The invention is not concerned with the type of machine on which the fabric is knitted but as one example it may be produced on a machine having pattern controlled cylinder and dial needles, the regular Jersey fabric being knitted on the cylinder needles and the dial needles entering into the knitting only when a loop such as dangling loop 28 is to be formed'. Thus at the proper time a dial needle interposed between the cylinder needles for wales Il and `|8 could be advanced at the proper time to seize the yarn 21 and then retracted suiiiciently to form a loose -loop of the desired size after which the special loop would be suitably released from its dial needle. If desired the long loops may be made by cylinder needles as well as dial needles.

It should be apparent that the invention is not limited to the embodiment chosen for illustration but is broadly defined by the appended claims.

This application constitutes a continuation in part of my patent application Serial No. 537,605 filed May 15, 1931 on Knitted fabrics".

What is claimed is:

1. A knitted fabric comprising a plurality of yarns knitted into loops in a plurality of wales and rows, one Wale comprising a plurality of equal loops in a plurality of rows, a second Wale immediately adjacent said rst wales also comprising a plurality of substantially equal loops in a plurality of rows, a plurality of successive rows vin said two wales being joined by yarn connectors of ordinary and short length, said fabric comprising a yarn included in both said wales but said last mentioned yarn in passing between said wales in a row formed just prior to said successive rows instead of forming a usual connector between adjacent wales of short length is extended into a special loop of at least twice the length of one of said equal loops, said special loop lying in front of the fabric, at least for the major portion of its length, the two sides of said special loop passing together to the front of the fabric between adjacent loop portions in said rst and second wales while still maintaining at that point the usual close proximity of said rst and second wales, the

two sides of said special loop at least for the major portion of their length lying loosely in front of said fabric, said fabric adjacent said special loop being free of any openwork pattern effect.

2. A knitted fabric in accordance with claim 1`, in which said special loop has its top locked in a row at least two rows removed from the row in which said special loop originates.

3. A knitted fabric having a front side and a rear side and comprised of yarn portions forming interknitted loops appearing on the front side in two contiguous wales including a plurality of interknitted rows, of other yarn portions forming connectors between the adjacent loops in said wales, and of still other yarn portions forming a plurality of connectors between said wales and being separately incorporated into said plurality of rows, one of said connectors being pulled out at a point between said wales to appear as a special loop on said front side.

4. A knitted fabric having a front side and a rear side and comprised of yarn portions forming interknitted loops appearing on the front side in two contiguous wales including a plurality of interknitted rows, of other yarn portions forming connectors between the adjacent loops in said wales and rows, and of still other yarn portions .incorporated with said loops along a plurality of said rows, one of said incorporated yarn portions being pulled out at a point between said wales to appear as a special loop on said front side.

5. A knitted fabric in accordance with claim 4 in which said special loop is a dangling loop with its .top free of the knitted fabric.

6. A knitted fabric having a front side and a rear side and comprised of yarn portions forming interknitted loops appearing on the= front side in two contiguous wales and in a plurality of interknitted rows including said two wales, of other yarn portions on the rear side forming connectors between the adjacent loops in said Wales, and of still other yarn portions incorporated with said loops along a plurality of said rows, a plurality of said connectors being pulled out between said contiguous wales to each appear as a special loop on said front side, said incorporated yarn portions being disposed in rows sufficiently close together to prevent appreciable separation between said wales due to the formation of said special loops.

7. A knitted fabric in accordance with claim 6 in which said still other yarn portions comprise a plurality of yarns lying in the rear of the fabric interknitted loops with their sides appearing on the front side in a plurality of contiguous wales and in a plurality of interknitted rows including said wales and with their tops and connectors appearing on the rear side, and of other yarn portions incorporated with said loops along a plurality of said rows to each appear on the rear side in a plurality of said wales, said yam portions appearing on the rear side being pulled out at a plurality of points along each of a plurality of said rows to form special dangling loops extending from the fabric on the front side, said points being between contiguous wales, and said yarn portions appearing on the rear side holding said contiguous wales close together at a plurality of other points along each of a plurality of said rows to prevent formation of openings or run effects in the proximity of said special loops.

9. A knitted fabric having a front side and rear side and comprised of yarn portions forming interknitted loops appearing on the front side in two contiguous wales and in three interknitted rows, and of connecting yarn portions between said Wales, one of said connecting yarn portions being pulled out at a point between said Wales to appear as a dangling loop on said front side, said dangling loop being at least twice as long as one of the interknitted loops adjacent thereto, said dangling loop having its top free of the knitted fabric.

VINCENT LOMBARDI. 

